Will Virginia Restore Voting Rights to 300,000 People?

Check this out from the Washington Post. It appears that the GOP Governor Robert McDonnell is not so concerned about a formerly incarcerated voting bloc that will throw him by the wayside. He is granting most all individual restoration applications as that arrive on his desk, but at what point do they simply change the law??

About Bruce Reilly

Bruce Reilly is the Deputy Director of Voice of the Ex-Offender in New Orleans, LA. He is a graduate of Tulane Law School and author of NewJack's Guide to the Big House. Much of his writing can be found on www.Unprison.org.
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1 Response to Will Virginia Restore Voting Rights to 300,000 People?

  1. Paul P says:

    Many of the ex-felons I know here in Virginia are conservative. The only reason they support dems is because republicans consistently opposed their voting rights.

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